“Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”

Before you get down on your knees and start scrubbing away at that annoying stain, there’s a few things you should know. All floors require proper care and that is why your manufacturer gave you a list of recommendations on how to clean your floor.

In case you don’t remember, here’s a few thing you should never attempt when cleaning your floors:

What Not to Do

Forgetting furniture protectors: always remember to protect your furniture when you’re moving it, tile will crack or chip if it is hit by something.

Using bleach: I know you really want to remove that ugly stain but bleach might end up doing more harm than good. Bleach and other ammonia-based cleaners will discolor grout lines on your tiles over time. Let’s not even mention what it does to wood floor. Instead, find what your manufacturer suggests or another mild cleaner and you still get excellent results. Remember, you should never use any type of cleaner directly on your floor, apply it on a cloth and use that on your floor.

Using scrubbing materials: never use steel wool or other abrasive material when cleaning your floors. Both tiles and wood have a finish that protects and seals the actual material. When you scrub that away, water could seep in and rot wood or damage the tile.

Let spills sit: liquid stains seep into the wood or tile and discolor the grout or wood; they literally leave a mark on your floor. It is crucial to wipe off stains immediately with a damp non-abrasive cloth. Cleaning up spills is such an easy thing, but for some reason so many people just don’t do it. Hear are some practical ways you can protect your wood floors from spills: http://www.creativehomemaking.com/cleaning/wood-floors.shtml

Over-wetting the tile: you need water to clean up floor but excess water may seep between the planks of a timber floor causing them to bulge and that will cause permanent damage. Tiles floors don’t like excessive water either, the minerals in tap water may cause discoloration. Use a properly wrung mop or just dry the floor afterwards.

Exposing your floors to the sun: areas exposed to the sun fade and become uneven from the rest of the floor. Remember to close the curtains when sunlight becomes too much.

Placing flower pots directly on the floor: it’s not always dangerous but could be. Cracks on the pots leak water and it can’t be spotted quickly because it’s hidden. It’s better if you move the plants higher but if you can’t, remember place a pad under the pot. The same applies to pet food and water dishes.

Get any mop or vacuum: the mop needs to be damp but should not slather extra water on the floors. Also, when you’re shopping for a vacuum, find one without a beater bar or brush roll or alternatively one that turn off these parts as they may scratch your floor and remove the protective finish making your floor dull. This one is a biggie. You can learn more about hardwood floor vacuums from The Home Floor Experts.

Forget the doormat: prevent entry of dust early by using a doormat before it gets on your floor. Dust particles are abrasive and would scratch your floor gradually.

Forget about caulking and sealing: finally, regular maintenance will protect your floor for longer. Sealing protects your tiles from stains, remember not to use chemical wax because it eventually turns to a black spot.

Conclusion

By now you might be thinking it’s too complicated but it’s impossible to do all the above mistakes, it’s why I wrote a ‘not to do’ list because the ‘to do’ would be lengthier.

Share this:

Are you suffering from the appearance of white skin spots on your face, hands, feet, and other parts of your body?

Have you been looking for some easy, and effective ways to cure your Vitiligo condition?

There are many clinical, topical as well as home remedies available that can help treat and gradually reduce your Vitiligo symptoms.

You can try them one at a time, or use them together to reap the maximum benefit from these natural and proven remedies.

Vitiligo is one of the common skin disorders around. It’s characterized by the appearance of white skin spots. It can be seen on different parts of the body and gives a pale, pinkish white spot appearance.

Vitiligo sufferers are in growing number across the globe. In the initial phases, the condition can cause depression to the sufferers; however, with proper care, they can lighten the skin spots and stop them from spreading further.

Vitiligo can be found more in women than in men, and can affect all skin types. It is caused by the reduction of the melanin pigment in our skin due to the process called De-pigmentation, where there is loss of the pigment from our skin.

The chemical imbalance of our skin may trigger the reduction of the melanin pigment from our skin. The pigment is directly responsible for our skin color and any disturbance in its balance can result in white spots, patches and other De-pigementation types.

There are different ways in which you can bring down the rate of De-pigmentation, and ensure no loss of melanin from the skin. Some of the remedies also work wonders in reducing the white spots and bringing the skin back to its original color. The following home remedies are for the benefit of the readers and vitiligo sufferers in their initial stages:

Turmeric

Turmeric has anti-septic qualities and is used as a potent medicine around the world. Mixed with mustard oil, it is used for curing Leucoderma, and healing of the white skin spots. This mixture is applied twice a day for best results.

Red Clay and Ginger

Mixture of red clay along with ginger juice is good for retention of the original skin color. Ginger improves the bloods circulation in the area; whereas, red clay has copper, which is ideal for improving the skin tone.

Radish Seeds

Another popular vitiligo treatment is to use radish seeds. A mixture of radish seeds along with vinegar is used to heal white skin spots effectively. Upon adding two teaspoon of vinegar to powdered radish seed, you can prepare a fine mixture that can be applied to the affected area of the skin. This can be applied as many time as possible to the skin.

Pomegranate Leaves

Pomegranate leaves are excellent to reduce skin spots. You can prepare a powder of the leaves by grinding them. The powder is taken with water and works wonders for the skin tone.

Hopefully, you’ll find these tips helpful and start implementing them right away. You won’t necessarily see results right away, but stick to them and you will notice your condition improve over time.

Share this:

Phlebotomy Training is extremely important when it comes to learning certain medical practices and procedures, which pave the way for further diagnosis of health issues. It is a medical procedure that can that can assist in treating health conditions as well. However, before we go on and discuss about phlebotomy training programs, it would be a good idea to crack the puzzle like name.

The Purpose of Phlebotomy

Phlebotomy is used in multiple circumstances which have been briefly described below:

To collect blood for diagnosis: This procedure is used in order to collect blood to be used for diagnosis of any health issues. This is quite important because the blood sample can be used to identify any specific health concerns that could be undetected otherwise. It also helps to measure the health condition of the patient in a lot of situations.

For blood transfusion: Phlebotomy is essential in case of blood transfusion process between the donor and receiver.

Treatment of blood related health concerns: This procedure is also used in order to have blood removed from the patient’s body as a method of curing certain medical conditions. Hemochromatosis, iron toxicity and polycythemia vera are certain medical conditions which can be treated using this method.

How to be a certified phlebotomist: In order to be a certified phlebotomist, you need to have completed a certification program which trains them in this procedure. If you are interested in a career option in this area, you can choose to go through a traditional class room training or an online training program. An online training program would ensure that you can complete the training at the pace you set for yourself.

What are the topics covered in the training programs: In order to be trained as a phlebotomist, it is essential that you have the basic understanding about human anatomy, basic safety measures and legal concerns that may come up. A good online training program should have the following components looked into in detail:

Medical terminology: Since phlebotomists work in places such as clinics, hospitals or other medical facilities. Since phlebotomists would be working closely with doctors, they are expected to have a basic understanding of medical terms.

Human anatomy: As the name suggests, this procedure involves drawing blood from the patient’s body. In order to be able to do this, you are expected to have an understanding of the human anatomy and nervous system.

Knowledge about blood types, infections control and legal issues: Students pursuing this course will be taken through detailed sessions about blood, how to avoid any infections from cropping up and ensuring legal issues are addressed effectively. These topics would be essential components of the course.

Procedures used to collect blood: The course would provide in depth knowledge about the different procedures that are used to collect blood from the patient’s body.

Therapeutic communication skills: Phlebotomists would work with patients who would range from six to sixty years. Many of these patients might not be comfortable with having blood drawn. One of the important components of the course would be to have soothing communication skills which will help the patients relax.

In addition to theoretical classes, the students would also be expected to spend time on practicing blood sampling and might require completing an training sessions.

Share this:

My day, well It started out really really blue and depressed about my situation, and not being able to russle up a job. It would be so easy to crawl back into my “hole” and not do anything. Just give up. But thanks to all of you in part, I won’t give up.

So after a couple hrs of feeling bad for myself I talked myself out of the funk and got dressed and went to Barnes & Noble and put in an application there. I love that store. So I figure the worst that could happen is that I’ll get a crappy paying job in a store I love and get a discount on books for the Xmas season perhaps. We shall see. The manager will be there on Monday to go over the applications for this week the clerk told me. Its a different avenue and who knows. Anything could happen.

While I was there I treated myself to a Frappacino and the Interweave Knits Holiday issue which is full of neat things to knit. Yum Yum!

Archives

Pages

About

Welcome to Country Girl Zine, my personal blog. This blog was intended for my own personal use, but everyone is welcome to read it. I like to post random things that I find interesting. I hope you enjoy your stay!